Bengaluru to be restructured into five municipal corporations under new GBA

Bengaluru is poised for a major administrative transformation as the state government moves to restructure the city into five separate municipal corporations under a newly constituted Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). This marks a significant shift from the current governance system operated by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which will be phased out once the new framework is fully implemented.

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The proposed changes are part of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, which aims to expand the city’s administrative boundaries by including surrounding villages, towns, and peri-urban zones within official city limits. The move is expected to streamline governance and improve service delivery across the rapidly growing metropolitan area.

Officials have reportedly indicated that the city will be segmented based on administrative practicality and geographical distribution. A central unit—likely comprising localities such as Shivaji Nagar, Pulakeshi Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Chickpet, Gandhinagar, and Chamarajpet—will form the core of the new “Central Bengaluru” corporation. The remaining divisions, provisionally designated as North, South, East, and West, will cover other regions of the city.

Larger constituencies like Mahadevapura, KR Puram, Yeshwantpur, and RR Nagar may be split between two corporations to ensure balanced representation and manageable jurisdictions. While the initial phase will include areas currently under BBMP, rural and panchayat regions are expected to be brought under the GBA in subsequent stages, aligning Bengaluru’s governance model with its evolving urban footprint.